Morris tribune., 1887-08-03
County Commissioners Proceedings
Regular July meeting 1887

Regular July meeting 1887.
The Board of commissioners OF
Stevens county, state of Minnesota,
met in the office of the county auditor
of said county on Monday July a5th
1887 in pursuance of law.
Present: Chairman PushOr, Hutch
ins, Dohlen, Thorp, Hancock and the
county auditor, ex-officio clerk of the
board.
The committee composed of Hutch
ms, Hancock and Dohlen appointed
to examine the proposed location OF
q county road from N. E * sec 5, L.
126, r. IL to sec SO e, 126, Il. 4S re-
ported in favor of granting the prayer
of petitioners for said road and the re-
port of said committee was adopted
and the following:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the prayer OF the
attached petition ION file) for the lay
ing out Of the road described and
specified in said petition is hereby
granted.
1t was further ordered i'll connec-
ton with said road that action as to
award Of damages be postponed till
after survey to be made October Goth,
1887.
The petition for division Of School
District No. AZ was referred to
petitioners for sufficient evidence to
satisfy commissioners that signers
thereon constituted a majority Of the
legal voters of said district.
Petition for location of a highway
from Southeast corner, sec. 5, t. l23,
r. 43 to Northeast corner sec 8. t.
1874, II. IS, signed by John A. Paine,
NJ. B. Tangness, VIM. P. Ware, A. o.
Gaarder, and some thirty two (S3]
others was received and committee
thereon appointed upon motion, by
the chairman consisting of the full
board to meet on the first Monday in
October, 3rd day. 1887 at the house OF
J. c. Han sock at II o'clock A. NJ.
Adjourned to 80 z. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Application of Austin +. Kelley
for refundment 1884 and 1885 taxes
paid on s. w. 4 sec. 123, r. A,
was referred to the county attorney
The petition of A. O. Willtzin to
be set off from school district No 10
and attached to school district II was
presented and the next regular meet
ing of the board the time appointed
for hearing said petition. The county
auditor was instructed to give the
notices required by law.
The report of the county board OF
audit in the matter of the appoint
ment of county repositories (on file)
was received and adopted and upon
motion it was ordered that each OF
the duly designated repositories de-
posit with the country treasurer a
bond with FIVE sureties in the penal
sum of thirty thousand (s3O,OOO) Dol
lars in accordance with their bids
Con file) and the provisions of law.
Adjourned to o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Tuesday July &c, 1887
Board met at o'clock pursuant to
adjournment; all members present.
Session was given up mostly to the
finance committee.
Adjourned to O'Clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; present, Pushor, chairman,
Hancock, Thorpe, Dohlen and Giltinan
ex-officio clerk.
H. Bragg appeared before the board
in behalf of the town Of Darnen ask
ing for an appropriation to aid said
town in completing repairs Of
bridge over the Pomme de Tsrre river
at H. w. Stone & Co.'S mill land upon
motion Of Mr.. Hancock the sum OF
forty-tive ($45) dollars out of funds in
the county treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated were voted for that pur-
purpose.
The following accounts audited by
the finance committee were allowed
as indicated below: